Global Church News

Cardinal Sarah: ‘How to put God back at the center of the Liturgy’

May 31, 2016

The French magazine Famille Chretienne published an online interview with Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea on May 23. The following is a Register-commi
Challenges of globalization means 'catechism is crucial'

May 31, 2016

A procession celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi is a way of helping the predominantly Catholic population of Timor-Leste preserve their faith in the face of challenges brought on by globalization, said the bishop of Dili.
Poll violence in Bangladesh dismays Christians

May 31, 2016

Christian leaders including a Catholic bishop have condemned an unprecedented wave of bloodshed during Bangladesh's first attempt at allowing political parties to contest union council elections, the lowest tier of local government.
Msgr. Migliore, nuncio in Russia. The Moscow Patriarchate’s hopes for collaboration

May 31, 2016

The Moscow Patriarchate hopes that the appointment of Mgr. Celestino Migliore as apostolic nuncio to the Russian Federation will contribute to the development of joint initiatives with Catholics to protect Christian and traditional values in the world.
London event aims to educate Catholic leaders on Nuclear disarmament

May 31, 2016

Representatives from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined 40 Roman Catholic bishops, scholars and policy specialists from nine countries at a colloquium in London, England, May 24-25.
Baghdad Patriarch calls on Christians and Muslims to pray for peace between May and Ramadan

May 30, 2016

Chaldean Patriarch Louis Mar Rapahel Sako has issued a prayer for peace in Iraq, Syria, and the entire Middle East that will be held Today (30 May).
How a music professor became a papal knight

May 30, 2016

Growing up in a modest home in southern California, Leo Nestor never imagined that his love of music would one day lead to him becoming a papal knight.
Parishioners hold last service after 11-year vigil at church marked for closure

May 30, 2016

For more than 11 years about 100 die-hard parishioners of St Frances X Cabrini Church kept their beloved parish open by maintaining a round-the-clock vigil in peaceful protest against the Archdiocese of Boston’s decision to close it.
Faisalabad: hundreds of Christians protest police brutality against their pastor

May 30, 2016

Hundreds of Christians continue to protest against police brutality in Faisalabad, following an incident in which police burst into a church in the ci
These 61 cloistered nuns visited a prison

May 29, 2016

A group of 61 cloistered nuns from six monasteries in Santiago, Chile made an historic visit to the local Women's Prison Center to spend time with the inmates and attend Mass with them.